Saturday, May 11, 2013

Friday, May 10, 2013

Fractured Calla Lilies Large oil | Barbara Haviland - Blog

Fractured Calla Lilies Large oil | Barbara Haviland - Blog

Calla Lilies are such a pretty flower and people seem to like them. I decided to make this one a little different. I painted it with a palette knife and broke all my lines "hince Fractured"  I do like to do this with large florals.  The painting is large and is on a stretched canvas.
Title Fractured Calla Lilies
Medium oils on canvas
Size  30"x40"
signed and ready to frame and enjoy
purchase  1200.00 + shipping
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Luna's Jacal in Big Bend National Park by Barbara Haviland | Barbara Haviland - Blog

Luna's Jacal in Big Bend National Park by Barbara Haviland | Barbara Haviland - Blog

The Luna Jacal or Luna's Jacal was the residence of Gilberto Luna, a Mexican pioneer farmer in the area of Texas that would become Big Bend National Park. The jacal, an indigenous Tejano dwelling suited to the desert environment, was built about 1890[2] with a low sandstone and limestone wall about 4 feet (1.2 m), with forked poles set upright into the walls, supporting roof poles. The house backs up to a large boulder. A heavier line of poles extends the length of the jacal. The roof was made of ocotillo branches weighted down with earth and stones, presently replaced with an inappropriate soil-cement roof. Luna raised a large family at the jacal, peacefully coexisting with otherwise hostile Comanche who used the Alamo Creek area as a war trail. Luna died there in 1947 at age 108 or 109.[3]
Luna's jacal was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 8, 1974.[1] It was restored in 1971 and again stabilized in 1983.[2]  
INFO  gotten from Wipipedia.. 
Title  Luna's Jacal in Big Bend National Park
medium oils on canvas
Size  24H"x36W"
signed and purchase is  900.00 + shipping
PS  It was very cool in the house.

Monday, May 06, 2013

Plein Air Morning Sun Coming Up | Barbara Haviland - Blog

Plein Air Morning Sun Coming Up | Barbara Haviland - Blog

 Morning Sun Coming Up   was done recently in the early morning from my front yard. I painted from about 90 minutes. The painting is available for purchase here .
http://barbarahaviland.fineartstudioonline.com/works/1164717/plein-air-morning-sun-coming-up

Title  Morning Sun Coming Up Plein Air
Size 9"x12"
Medium oils on canvas panel
Purchase 150.00
Signed by Artist  Barbara Haviland Texas Contemporary Artist

Egret in Flight by Barbara Haviland

Egret in Flight is done in oils on an 9"x12" canvas panel. I Have framed the piece.  He is  available for you now.  He is in my p...